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ARRL Low Power Communication
The Art and Science of QRP

NEW 3rd Edition

by Richard Arland, W3OSS.

Explore the excitement of low-power radio operating (QRP) with ARRL Low Power Communication.

Ask any QRPer, and they'll tell you that less really is more. With a handful of parts, you can build a radio and put it on the air. ARRL Low Power Communication provides the resources you need for getting started and the latest information on advanced QRP techniques. There are guides to kit building, chasing DX, building antennas, propagation theory and much more. This book is a great guide to getting the most out of QRP radio.

Includes:
* Equipment and Station Accessories - commercial gear, kit-building and home-brew
* Antennas - wire beams, loops, dipoles, portable antennas and more
* Operating Strategies - operating techniques, awards, and contesting
* NEW! Emergency Communication - training, planning and other factors
* NEW! Surplus Military Equipment - restoring and using this classic radio hardware.
Plus much more!

BONUS
ARRL Low Power Communication also includes the complete assembly manual for the MFJ Cub Transceiver Kit. You'll enjoy countless hours operating this tiny high performance radio. Build the kit in just a few hours, and you'll be working the world with low-power fun!

ISBN: 9780 8725 9104 2 Size 183x227mm, 344 pages

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G-QRP Club Antena Handbook

NEW EDITION

If you are interested in QRP you will already know that an efficient antenna system is vital to getting the most out of 5W radio. Simply put this book provides a wealth of hints, tips and designs to help you get the most out of limited power operation. Culled from the pages of SPRAT the newsletter of the famous G-QRP club and other sources, the answer too many an antenna problem can be found here.

There are over a 100 articles included covering the ATUs, wave meters, SWR Meters as well as a wide variety of antennas. Well illustrated with helpful pictures and layouts the articles also provide the reader with many practical diagrams and circuits. The book is presented as annotated scans of the original SPRAT pages and although the quality of these is a little lacking this is more than made up for by the quality of the material itself. This book is a book a treasure-trove of information and if you are interested in getting the most out of 5W an absolute must have book.

Size: 210x210mm, 156pages ISBN 9780-9549-3021-9

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More QRP Power

More equipment, accessories and antennas for low power radio operating!

More QRP Power is an anthology of articles from recent issues of QST and QEX magazines covering construction practices, transceivers, transmitters, receivers, accessories, and antennas. Here are dozens of projects and articles to help you assemble or improve a QRP station for home or travel.

Why not give QRP a try? And if you are already addicted, why not try a new antenna or accessory? Whether you want to build a complete station from scratch or just an item or two to use with your kit or commercial QRP transceiver, you'll find it here.

©The American Radio Relay League, Size 275x208mm, 176 pages. ISBN: 0-87259-965-5

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QRP Basics

By Rev George Dobbs, G3RJV

Do you want a new challenge? Have you ever wanted to try QRP? Do you want to improve your QRP station? Do you want to build a working transmitter or receiver? QRP Basics will help you do all of these things.

Written by the UK's QRP supremo Rev George Dobbs, G3RJV, QRP Basics tells of the fun to be had by operating with low power, both from home and in the great outdoors. Advice is given on how to how to get the best results from a QRP station, how to try out QRP if you haven't before. A large range of commercial QRP equipment and kits are described. Much of the book explains how to construct your own station, including complete transmitters and receivers, and accessories. Even the experienced constructor will appreciate the sections on toroidal coils, construction techniques and equipping a workshop. Finally, there are lists of contests, awards, books and organisations or interest to the QRP operator in the UK and the USA.

QRP Basics will enrich your amateur radio. It will inspire you to start building. It may even get you out in the open air. Quite simply, QRP Basics shows just what fun can be had from amateur radio.

© Radio Society of Great Britain 2003, ISBN: 1-872309-91-7, 208 pages 173x240mm

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Low Power Scrapbook

The G-QRP Club are renowned as the leaders in Low Power and this book contains 133 of the very best projects from the Club's magazine Sprat. This book is 320 pages of the original material, brought together in a handy A5 book.

Choose from dozens of simple transmitter and receiver projects for the HF bands and 6m, including the tiny Oner transmitter and the White Rose Receiver. Sample the many VFOs, tuners, accessories and antennas on offer. Learn from the construction techniques of experienced constructors.

Ideal for the experimenter or someone who likes the fun of building and operating their own radio equipment.

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W1FB's QRP Notebook
by Doug DeMaw

W1FB's QRP Notebook by Doug DeMaw is packed with construction projects for QRP transmitters, receivers and accessories. This second edition is the completely rewritten successor to Doug's popular QRP Notebook, and features totally new circuits. Learn the inside secrets from this veteran builder, writer and former QST Technical Editor. Most of the projects feature printed circuit boards that are available from a commercial source. Gain understanding of circuits. Experience firsthand the thrill of making contacts using equipment that you built.
2nd edition, ©1991, 184 pages

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